Biology End of Course Review
Semester I
Scientific Method (Ch 1)
What makes for good scientific data?
What are the steps to the most basic scientific method?
How is something accepted as science?
Define:
Hypothesis
Theory
Major Organic Molecules and their Functions in Life (Ch 2)
Lipids
Examples:
Functions:
Characteristics:
Carbohydrates
Examples:
Functions:
Characteristics:
Nucleic Acids
Examples:
Functions:
Characteristics:
Proteins
Examples:
Functions:
Characteristics:
Enzymes
How do they work?
What is activation energy?
Reactions:
Exergonic Reactions:
Endergonic Reactions:
Water
Molecular Formula:
Type of bonds between water molecules?
Properties Important to Life:
Cohesion
Adhesion
Surface Tension
Polarity
Ecosystems
What are factors that affect the size of a population?
Give Examples:
Biotic:
Abiotic:
Describe the following Cycles: (Ch 3)
Carbon Cycle:
Nitrogen Cycle:
Water Cycle:
Define/Give Examples:
Food Chain
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
Levels of Ecology:
What are the five levels of ecological organization?
Types of Symbiosis (Define and Give Examples): (Ch 4)
Commensalism
Mutualism
Compare and contrast: Primary Succession
Parasitism
Secondary Succession
What are the five levels of biological organization within an organism? (Ch 7)
What are the major differences between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes? (Name at least 2)
Cell Structures and Functions:
What is the function of each of the following organelles:
Nucleus:
Endoplasmic Reticulum:
Ribosomes:
Golgi Apparatus:
Mitochondria:
Chloroplast:
Cytoskeleton:
Cell Membrane:
Cell Wall:
What are the main differences between plant and animal cells (Compare & Contrast):
Animal:
Plant:
Define and Give Examples:
Autotroph:
Heterotroph:
Define and Give Examples: (Endocytosis, Exocytosis, Diffusion, Osmosis)
Active Transport:
Passive Transport:
Cell Cycle: (I P on a MAT you C)
(Describe what is occurring in each phase and draw it to the right) (Ch 10)
Interphase ( G1, S phase, G2)
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
Define and Compare: (Ch 10 & 11)
Mitosis:
Meiosis:
Define Homeostasis:
Example in Human Body:
Define:
Aerobic Respiration: (Ch 9)
Glycolysis:
Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle):
Electron Transport Chain:
Anaerobic Respiration:
What is the product acquired by cells by doing each of the above processes?
What are the two types of fermentation observed in living things?
Photosynthesis: (Ch 8)
What is the product acquired by cells through photosynthesis?
Why is sunlight needed for a plant to stay alive?
Define:
Light Dependent Reactions
Light Independent Reactions
What is significant about the work of Gregor Mendel? (Ch 11)
What are the Laws of Probability?
What is a Punnett Square?
Complete the following crosses using a Punnett Square and list the genotype and phenotype ratios:
TT x tt
Tt x Tt
(T = Tall, t = short)
Define and give examples for the following modes of inheritance:
Complete Dominance:
Codominance:
Incomplete Dominance:
Sex-Linked:
What is a Karyotype and how is it used? (Ch 14)
Describe how a human karyotype should appear:
Compare Monosomy and Trisomy:
Compare and Contrast: (Ch 12)
DNA
RNA
What are the rules for DNA nitrogenous base pairing?
Describe the steps in Protein Synthesis: (Remember: DNA -> mRNA -> Protein)
Transcription
Translation
What are the major types of mutation events?
Semester II
Compare the following: (Ch 15)
Lamarck’s theory of Evolution:
Darwin’s theory of Evolution:
Why was Lamarck’s theory wrong?
What is the mechanism for evolution?
What evidences support the fact that living things have evolved on Earth? (Name at least 4) (Ch 15-17)
Define: (Ch 17)
Relative Dating:
Radioactive Dating:
Draw a Cladogram for the major plant phyla: (Ch 18 & 22)
List the categories of taxonomy starting with the broadest and ending with the most specific: (Ch 18)
List the characteristics of each Domain:
Bacteria:
Archaea:
Eukarya:
Describe Binomial Nomenclature and write an example:
What is the Cell Theory? (Ch 7)
Why are Viruses not considered living by most biologists? (Ch 19)
What are the six kingdoms of living things? (Ch 18)
What are characteristics of Bacteria? (Ch 19)
How are bacteria classified?
What are the defining characteristics of the two bacterial kingdoms?
Eubacteria:
Archaebacteria:
Give an example of a common bacterial species:
Where are bacteria found?
What is an ecologically important role of bacteria?
What are characteristics of Protists? (Ch 20)
How are protists classified?
What are the defining characteristics of protists?
Describe the three major groups of protists:
Animal-Like:
Plant-Like:
Fungus-Like:
Give an example of a common protist:
Where are protists found?
What is an ecologically important role of protists?
What are characteristics of Fungi? (Ch 21)
How are fungi classified?
What are the defining characteristics of fungi?
Describe and give examples of the major groups of fungi:
Common Molds:
Sac Fungi:
Club Fungi:
Where are fungi found?
What is an ecologically important role of fungi?
Reproduction: (Define, Compare, and Give Examples)
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Metamorphosis
Alteration of Generations
What are characteristics of Plants? (Ch 22 - 25)
How are plants classified?
What are the defining characteristics of plants?
Name, describe life cycles, and give examples of the major groups of plants:
Non-Vascular Seedless:
Vascular Seedless:
Seed Plants:
Flowering Plants:
What is ecologically important about plants?
Describe the structure and function of the following major plant parts:
Roots, Stems, Leaves, Flowers
Symmetry of Organisms: (Ch 26)
Define and give examples:
Radial:
Bilateral:
Asymmetrical:
What are characteristics of Animals?
How are animals classified?
What are the defining characteristics of animals?
Describe the two major groups into which animals are classified:
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
For each Phylum, list defining characteristics including symmetry, subdivisions, and examples:
Invertebrates:
Porifera (Ch 26)
Cnidaria
Platyhelminthes (Ch 27)
Nematoda
Annelida
Mollusca
Arthropoda (Ch 28)
Echinodermata
Vertebrates: (Chordata)
Fish (Ch 30)
Amphibians
Reptiles (Ch 31)
Birds
Mammals (Ch 32)